“You’re going to love this one.”She said it every time she gave me a book.The first time I met Judy, we argued theology. She taught me about mothering—by example. She was there for my first home birth, encouraging me with every breath I took. Birthdays, holidays, and more births---our ... read more

I don’t remember when or where I was introduced to him, but it was love at first sight.
Generally speaking, I don’t believe in love at first sight, but when it comes to books, it’s a different matter altogether... And George MacDonald’s tales definitely caught my heart, causing me to devour each ... read more

Three years ago, I interviewed Michael Phillips about his lifework of reintroducing George MacDonald's writings to the world. Naturally, thinking and writing on the topic made me homesick for the familiar stories, and so I began to reread.
While curled up in my Jerusalem home, vicariously roaming ... read more

Michael Phillips is the author of at least 60 novels and 20 non-fiction books. A California native, he and his wife Judy raised three sons. They also ran their own press and bookshop, motivated largely by a desire to bring the works of the Scottish Victorian writer George MacDonald, the "Father of ... read more

What does the fatherhood of God really signify? What does it mean to live as a child of God? How should the love of God influence my everyday life?Many Christians grapple with these questions as I have, and do. George MacDonald, the 19th century clergyman and writer, wrestled with these ... read more

I had just devoured The Chronicles of Narnia. I attacked a huge stack of books like they were the White Witch’s army. After reading all of them, I turned to my mom with quite a good deal of frustration. “They’re good books, but they’re not like Narnia at all!”Then my mom handed me a copy of The ... read more

"[Sir Gibbie] moved me the way books did when, as a child, the great gates of literature began to open and first encounters with noble thoughts and utterances were unspeakably thrilling."
-Elizabeth Yates, in the introduction to her edited version of Sir Gibbie, 1963
I don’t remember a time when I ... read more

Unexpected life-detours can be hard -- whether you thought you'd have ten children by now and you're not sure how to do this singleness thing, or you planned to be single for awhile and now you've lost your vision.As a thirty-something woman who is still waiting for marriage, what has made an ... read more

I wish I had been able to read this book back when I was single.
Then (and now!) I devoured love stories left and right. There is just something about a love story, isn't there? I can't get enough.
If you're also a love story aficionado, allow me to introduce you to one of the best love stories ... read more

The year I turned twelve years old we moved into the upstairs of my grandparent's house in Northern New York.Until this point my family had been living in far off Homer, Alaska where my father taught at a Bible School. Our interactions with my mom's parents included a handful of visits, many ... read more